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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: Fazil Bol <kadi_ramatu@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: Fazil Bol <fazilbol@yahoo.fr>
Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2014 03:31:31 +0900 (JST)
Subject: I WANT TO INVEST


Dear Sir,
I am
writing to you with deep respect. I must apologize for this unsolicited
message; it’s certainly not a conventional way of approaching an unknown person
for establishment of project. My name is Miss Fazil Bol, I’m 19 years old and I
am from South Sudan. I am sending this letter
to you because I intend to develop a business in your country and I decided to
contact you to seek for your help and assistance to realize this business and
project. I have ($9.800, 000) U.S Dollars which I intend to invest. And I will
like you to give me investment options in your country. I also want you to help
me to immigrate to your country for living and studying. I do not want to stay
here anymore because of the incessant instability in this region. If you accept
my offer in the context of realising the business projects in your country,
please kindly inform me so that I can give you my personal details and more information’s.
I await
your response after reading my mail.
Miss Fazil
Bol. 
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Très cher,
Je me permets de vous écrire avec tout le respect. Je dois
m'excuser pour ce message non sollicité, ce n'est certainement pas une façon
classique d'aborder une personne inconnue pour l'établissement du projet. Mon
nom est mlle Fazil Bol, je suis âgée de 19 ans et je suis du Sud Soudan. Je
vous écris ce mail parce que je envisage de développer une entreprise dans
votre pays et je ai décide de vous contacter pour demander votre aide et
assistance pour réaliser ce projet. J'ai ($9.800, 000) dollar américaine que
j'ai l'intention d'investir et je voudrais que vous me donniez des options
d'investissement dans votre pays. Je veux que vous m'aidiez aussi a immigrer
dans votre pays pour vivre et pour continue mes études. Je ne veux pas rester
dans l'un des pays africains en raison de l'instabilité incessante dans les
régions. Si vous acceptez mon offre dans le cadre de la réalisation de ce
projets dans votre pays, je vous prie de bien vouloir me donner suite afin que
je vous donne mes coordonnes et des information personne.
Je attends votre réponse après avoir lu mon courrier.
Mlle Fazil Bol.

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